The numbers

Homesteaded: 1860s

Square miles: 3.25

Population: 20,153

Median income: $31,983

Median house value: $145,295

Median apartment rent: $569
1997, Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisors

Parks: 8

Housing units: 7,646

Median age: 35.1

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 2,993

Completed four-year college or higher: 18 percent

Below poverty level: 13 percent

Home ownership: 58 percent

Renters: 42 percent